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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-03-16 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 158.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a score of 84.2, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy S9's general score of 83.3. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)'s body is just a little bit heavier but just a bit thinner than Galaxy S9, and both of them were released only 7 months apart. The Galaxy S9 counts with just a bit better display than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and a greater number of pixels per screen inch.
The Galaxy S9 has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has 2 GB less RAM, they both have 8 cores. The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a way bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a camera with much less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing higher quality photos, a much better video definition and a larger aperture. The Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a little better battery duration than Galaxy S9, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity.
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